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Linux Mint 10 KDE review

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Linux Mint 10 KDE is the latest release of Linux Mint. It is one of several editions of Linux Mint, a desktop-oriented distribution that is based on Ubuntu Desktop Edition. This release comes more than three months after the main Linux Mint 10 edition was released. The main edition, by the way, uses the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME).

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Exercise #8: Counting and Sums with awk

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awk may be used to count instances and also sum columns for reports. Often it is useful to use awk scripts for the output so that it can be formatted to your needs.

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Manual LVM configuration guide for Debian 6

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Debian is one of a handful of Linux distributions with support for setting up LVM, the Linux Logical Volume Manager. LVM brings a level of flexibility to disk management on Linux that is not possible with the traditional disk partitioning scheme. If your favorite Linux distribution supports LVM, I’ll always recommend that you use it.

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Monitoring a Cisco Router with Nagios

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Sometimes you will need to create service checks using the MIBs that you can discover with snmpwalk. This tutorial will show you the process of creating service checks for a Cisco router manually.

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How to change the Grub 2 settings without using the command line-Grub Customizer 2.0

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Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the grub2. The application allows the user to add, remove, freeze, rename and reorder boot menu items.

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Exercise #5: Managing the Structure of the awk file

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The awk file can be modified to include a BEGIN section and an END section that allows you to perform tasks before and after the records are processed.

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Exercise 4: Starting with awk Scripts

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Using awk scripts expands the possibilities with awk and provides an easy way to repeat searches on a number of files.

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Exercise #2: Learning awk with Operators

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When you use awk with operators levels, comparisons and ranges can be part of the data search.

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Exercise #1: Learning awk Basics

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By performing these basic commands you will begin to see the power and flexibility of the Linux utility awk. This exercise is designed to start you down the path of using awk.

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Upgrade Debian Lenny To Squeeze In A Few Simple Steps

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One rather old laptop and one server were the test objects for this howto. Both systems do not have any RAID devices and use a simple partition scheme from a default basic Lenny install. If your setup deviates much from this, it's highly recommended to read all details of the Debian Release Notes before you continue. Be warned.

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Wallpapers for Debian Squeeze

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Many wallpapers for the new Debian Squeeze Relase.

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How To Boot An ISO With GRUB2 (The Easy Way!)

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If you want to try out a new Linux distro, be it the latest Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal daily ISO or any other (I've only tested it with Ubuntu though!) and don't want to burn a CD each time you want to try a new daily build (and you don't have an USB memory stick around), you can use a cool GRUB 2 feature that lets you boot a live CD ISO directly from your hard disk.

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KDE Plasma Activities – A change in workflow?

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In this post I’ll instead write about my personal vision of how I hope activities will change my workflow. It’s based on my own experience and what I’ve read about activities. Note that it doesn’t necessarily coincide with the vision of the Plasma team...

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Record Screen Activity with the script Command

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The script command makes a transcript of the text that is printed to the terminal. You can record your interaction with the shell using this command.

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a simple ftp program with python xmlrpc

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Now we will try creating a sample file transfer program through which we can transfer files (text, images, movie) over the network. The logic behind this is the same that we used in the client server program shown in the above link.

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